Car construction



RBERT F. SNYDTJR, @E HAUTE, NDA'..

een coiis'rnuc'rion.

esprimermi sied september 7, ieee', serial no. masias.

the county of Vigo and Sta-te Car of this specification.

Tiiy invention relates to improvements in car construction, having especial reference to improvements in carlines and supports there eor.l

The principal ect of my invention is t l'- an im roved construction by means ich the carline proper mayv be removed without interfering with the rest of the car.

it. further objec.I is the production of a device of cheap and simple construction, and one not liable to get out of order.

These and such other objects as may appear hereinafter are attained by my device, an. embodiment of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l represents a cross section of a portion of a car equipped with my improved device;

Fig. 2 represents enlarged sectional view of a portion of Fig. l;

Figi; 3 'represents a sectionalview on the line 213-8 of Fig. 2, looking; in the direction indicated by the arrows;V

Fin: 4. represents a sectional view on the ie accompanying drawing, jtolrming la part line of Fig'. l, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

l? 5 represents a view similar to Fig. 2, showing" the carline out of position;

Fig. 6 represents a perspective view ofmy improved carline support;

l? 'r' represents a perspective view of a modified form of my device, eliminating a number of the features shown in the preferred forni; and

Fig. S represents a front plan view of Fig. '7.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings-rW represents an ordinary freight car having sides Si and a roof 9. The ordinary running` board l0 extends longitudinally of the roof over the center; a carline 11 extends from side to side, being notched, as shown at l2, to receive the purlines 13 supporting the roof 9.

the United States, residingv at rfhe carlines' are fitted' into my improved carline support A, fitting against and withinl the side filate or girder beam ille. @airline rods l5 entend from side to side, passing` through the carline support on either side of the carline. and extend through the side plate and sheathing, and also through the side facili i6, and are retained in positionv by means of bolts l? on the outside of the side fixture. The rod is provided with an ordinary turn buckle 18, by means ofwhich the tension is adjusted.

My carline support A is preferably of metal, and comprises a top member iQslopingr sli ghtly upwardly to conform to the angle of the roof 9, and with a vertical rear plate'() adapted to fit snugly against the side wall. Parallel retaining: members 2l provided forming a slot-or groove 22 of suelta width as to receive the end 23 of the carline. t rearwardly projecting'- boss or lug' lf-l is provided,v adapted to fitn within a socket 25 formed in the side plate'. rlhe bolts l5 pass through bolt holes 26 on either side of the` cai-line support, and supplemental holdingv bolts QT are provided, passing through boltho'les 28 in the carline support through the side plate and the facia, and provided atv either end with nuts 29.

The ends 23 of the carlines-areprovidedwith bolt'holes 30 registering wit-hfthe co'rresponding holes 3l in the parallelretaining' members, and bolts 32 are provided, passinn' tl'ierethrougli,with nuts: 13S-fon the ends holding the c arlinesl rigidly in position.

The upper end of the cai-line is notched, as shown at 34, and adapted to fit snugly against the upper surface of the roof and the under surface of the plat-e 19.

Ordinarily, the carlines' now used in the construction of freight cars are mortised in to the sides of the cars themselves; that is, the end of the carline is a tenon that fits in a socket in the side frame or side beam of the car. Consequently, when the car is subjected to rough handling', and lumber and other material is piled high in the car and thrown about in transit, or in loading or unloading, the carlines are very often bentor broken. ln fact, it is quite a common foreign line, after a long absence, with half a dozen carlines bent or broken, and others temporarily put in place. Repair of the car means then taking off a portion of the siding` and cutting off the end of the carline, drivy means, bolts k35 vare passed vertically through the bolt, as indicated clearly inmFigure 2,

ing it out and inserting a new carline,-quite By the use of my improved carline support, however, the car, when built, has fittedV in the side beam the supports as indicated in Fig. et, and the carlines represented in Fig. 5 are slipped up' in place, the bolts 32 passing through and locking the carlines securely in place.4 As a further locking and a nut 37 screwed on the lower end, thus locking the caifline rigidly in position.

- This construction' makes it possible to keep the car intact, and at the saine time provides `a satisfactory and eicient carline having all thestre'ngth of the old constructions with no disadvantages attached thereto.k

'n Figs. F and 8 I have shown aniodified form of my device in which I have eliminated the top plate' 19 andthe' extending sides 20; also the rear lug 25. In this forni 'l have shown 3 bolt holes 31a, Vinstead of two, as shownin Fig. 6; and instead V,of two holes in the wings, f have rplaced bolt lholes 26(i through the back between the side inembers 2l, The upper portion of thel device may be sloped to conform to the slopey of the roof, or it ycan be cut square, if desired, making it easier to manufacture.` y

In this form ordinary channel bars can be used, cut oif and bored to `forni the device. Vhile I have shown certain specific einbodiments of my carline support, it` is understood, of course, that I do not limit my self 'to this construction, as other forms might lbe used without departing from the spirit of my invention. A y

Ham/ingv thus described my invention, I claim-as new, and desire to secure by Letlfers Patent of the United Statesl. Inka freight car construction, girder y subscribed my beams. positioned in the corners formed byv the roof and sides, oppositely disposed carline supports carried by the girder beams each having a rear wall with side and top integral flanges extending therefrom to forro' a downwardly opening pocket, a carline having its end thrust up into the pockets, 'means for forcibly drawing the carline ends` upwardly into the pockets, and suitable `bolts passing through the `side wallsof the supportsv and the carline ends to clamp the enilsbetwe'en the walls. 1

2; in a freight' car construction, girder beams positioned inthe cornersy formed by the roof and sides, oppositelyl disposed carf line supports carried bvsthe kgirder Abeams each having a rear wall with side and top integral flanges extending therefrom to form i a downwardly opening pocket, a rcai'line having its end thrustl up into the pockets, means for forcibly drawing the carline ends upwardly into the pockets, suitable bolts passing through the side walls of the ysupsecuring said car line support yto the. Side ianges and to confine a carline withintlie groovebetween `said flanges, and means for forcibly drawing a Vca'rline upwardly be.--

tween the side flanges. i A I fnv witness whereof, I have hereuntoI name...

ports and the carline ends to clamp the ends Boissier r. surpris. 

